The Community Clinic Breast Cancer Care Coordination Project For the past several years, the Council of Community Clinics (CCC) and six (6) partner community health centers operating at 27 sites have received funding from the Avon Foundation to work collaboratively with each other and with other community partners to address gaps in access, collaboration, and cultural barriers by providing patient navigation services to clinic patients.  The multiple non-profit community health centers collaborating in this initiative have successful breast health programs with experienced and dedicated staff that are culturally and linguistically competent and committed to improving access to care and improving health outcomes for their patients.

The project provides support for Breast Cancer Patient Navigators (Care Coordinators) in these community health center organizations who will provide culturally competent case management, referral coordination, increased access to breast cancer screening and diagnostic services, and health education to uninsured and underserved women throughout San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties. The patient navigators work with patients to assure they access breast care screening and diagnostic services, complete all needed follow-up appointments, and receive breast health educational materials.

For more information about this project, please contact: Lauren Abrams, Project Coordinator, labrams@ccc-sd.org

Funded by the Avon Foundation

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